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obligations

NOUN

responsibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accountability agreement bond burden commitment constraint contract debt duty liability necessity need promise requirement right trust understanding

STRONG

IOU business call cause charge chit committal compulsion conscience debit devoir dues engagement must occasion onus part place restraint

WEAK

accountableness due bill ought

Antonyms

STRONGEST

asset disagreement disbelief irresponsibility misunderstanding

STRONG

freedom unemployment

Example Sentences

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Sir Grant also declined to answer a series of detailed questions from Sir Laurie, citing "legal obligations of confidentiality which I cannot unilaterally waive".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

"We have very clear obligations to ensure there is no discrimination," he said in Kyiv last week, adding: "for me, this is an important issue."

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

So by that calculation, the federal government’s obligations are about 400% of GDP.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

I grew up with parents who are also artists and had to find time for their projects between life and daily obligations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

One of history’s few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari